CVE-2024-12425 Affecting libreoffice package, versions <4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-LIBREOFFICE-8602979
  • published28 Jan 2025
  • disclosed7 Jan 2025

Introduced: 7 Jan 2025

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 libreoffice to version 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreoffice package and not the libreoffice package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows Absolute Path Traversal.

An attacker can write to arbitrary locations, albeit suffixed with ".ttf", by supplying a file in a format that supports embedded font files.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

CVSS Scores

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